What color is #F0E1A6?

#F0E1A6 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color French Vanilla. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0E1A6?

The RGB value is 240, 225, 166: 240 red, 225 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0E1A6?

The complementary color is #A6B5F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0E1A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.03:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0E1A6 color

#F0E1A6 rgb(240, 225, 166)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F0E1A6 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 88.2% green and 65.1% blue (240, 225, 166).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 71% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 31% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is French Vanilla (#EFE1A7), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.03:1).

#F0E1A6 color codes

HEX	`#F0E1A6`
RGB	`rgb(240, 225, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 88.2%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 71%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 31%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 31%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.45, -3.56, 30.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.45, 30.98, 96.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.744, 75.131, 46.897)`
Decimal	`15786406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0E1A6, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #F0E1A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0E1A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #F0E1A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0e1a6; }
.text { color: #f0e1a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0e1a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 225 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0e1a6, #daf0a6); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F0E1A6?: #F0E1A6 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color French Vanilla. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0E1A6?: The RGB value is 240, 225, 166: 240 red, 225 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0E1A6?: The complementary color is #A6B5F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0E1A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.03:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.